Heel.



H. R. MANZ.

HEEL.

APPLIOATION PILED 001524, 1908.

91 2,479. Patented Feb. 16. 1909( HENRY R. MANZ, OF ELGIN, ILLINOIS.

HEEL.

Specification of Letters Pate-nt.

Patented Feb. 16, 1909.

Application filed October 24, 1908. Serial No. 459395.

To all 'whom it may concem:

Be it known that I, HENRY R. MANZ, a citizen of the United States,residing at Elgin, in the county of Kane and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Heels, of which thefollowing is a specification, reference being had therein to t eaccompanying drawing.

This invention relates to elastic spring heels, and has for its objectthe production of a heel which will obviate the jar usually eX-perienced in walking upon hard and unyielding avements, and which willgive a forwar spring movement in walking.

Another object of this invention is the production of a spring-heelwhich is simple in Construction and durable and inexpensive.

With these and other objects in view, this invention consists of certainnovel constructions, combinations, and arrangements of parts, as will behereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a sectional view of the heel applied to ashoe or boot. Fig. 2 is a plan View looking at the outer surface of theleather-section which is provided with an air-cushion. Fig. 3 is adetail sectional view of the same. Fig. 4 is a view showing a modifiedform of a nail which may b used to secure the heel to the sole of the soe.

Referring to the drawing by numerals, 1 designates the sole of the shoeto which is aplied a heel 2, which comprises a plurality of eathersections 3, which sections are, preferably, secured together by means ofglue, or other adhesive material. Secured to the leather sections 3 is arubber section 4, which rubber section is provided, upon its outer face,With a pocket 5, said pocket being formed near the center of saidsection.

A leather section 6 is provided with an elongated pocket 01' depressedportion 7, which pocket fits in the pocket 5 in the outer face of therubber section 4. This pocket is stamped or pressed out of the leathersection 6, and the edges of the leather section 6 engage the outer faceof the rubber section 4. Therefore, it will be noted that the leathersection 6 is so formed as to conform to the shape of the outer face ofthe rubber section 4. Pins or nails 9 are driven through the leathersection 6 and through the rubber section 4 and the leather sections 3,to

securely hold the heel upon the sole of the shoe. Secured to the outerface or edges of the leather section 6 is a plurality of leathersections 10, and said sections are secured to said outer edge of theleather section 6 by means of tacks 11, which tacks only extend throughthe leather section 6, and the sections 10, and do not engage or come incontact with the rubber section 4. The tacks or pins 9 are provided withheads 12, which heads are adapted to be positioned in the pocket 7, andby having the sections 10 secured to the outer face of the leathersection 6, it will be noted that the pocket 7 forms an air-cushion, andby having the heads 12 of pins 9 so positioned in the pocket 7, the samewill not come in contact with the sections 10 and wear out or otherwiseinjure said sections, in case the sections 10 should come in contactwith a foreign object.

It will be noted that I have provided a cushion-spring heel, which willremove any jar caused by walking upon an uneven surface, or on a hardpavement, and at the same time will not wear out very quickly.

If it be so desired, the ordinary shoe nail, as shown in Fig. 4 andindicated by 9 may be used to firmly attach the heel to the sole of theshoe, in place of the nails 9 shown in Fig. 1 of the drawin the heelbeing first secured to the sole %y means of glue or other adhesivematerial. When the ordinary nail is used, as shown in Fig. 4, the outerend of the same will be fiush with the surface of the depressed portionof the leather section 6. Therefore, it will be seen that the head ofthe nail will not eXtend into the closed air cushion 7.

Of course, it is to be understood that when the lower layers 10,constituting the tread section wear out they can be readily replaced bynew sections.

What I claim is:

1. A heel conprising a rubber section provided with a pocket, aplurality of leather sections secured to the inner face of said rubbersection, a leather section secured to the outer face of said rubbersection and having a portion fitting in the pocket formed in the rubbersection, and means passing through all of said sections and securing thesame to a shoe, and a leather section secured to said last-mentionedleather section and constituting a tread.

2. A heel comprising a rubber section having a pocket formed in itsunder-face intermediate its side-ed es, a leather section provided Witha bulge portion or pocket ormed between its edges, the bulged portion ofsaid leather section positioned in the pocket of said rubber section, atread section Secured only to the edges of the leather section andcovering the pocket thereof, said pocket and tread section forming acushion or air-cell, and headed members extending through apocket-section and rubber section for attaching all of the sections to ashoe or boot, the heads being positioned in the air-cell and free of thetread section.

3. In a heel the combination With a rubber section, provided near itsunder-face With a pocket and having a fiat upper face, a leather sectionprovided with a pocket compressed from its body and seated in the pocketof the rubber section, a tread section covering the pocket section andsecured at its edges parallel With the edges of the pocket sections andleather section, and said sections having a closed air-cushion-cell orcompartment.

4. A heel comprising a rubber section provided With an elongated pocketforrned in the center thereof, a piurality of leather g,

through all of said sections for securing the same to a shoe, and havingtheir heads positioned in said depressed portion of said Iast-mentionedleather section out of ent gagement With any of the tread sections, anda plurality of leather sections Secured to said last-mentioned leathersection and constitutng a tread.

In testmony whereof I hereunto affix my 4;

